Vibration damper



Aug- 22, 1944- l R` R. R. sARAzlNY 12,356,435. y

VIBRATION' DAMPER Filed Aug. 24, 1942 ljnvefiiv:

Patented Aug. 22, 1944 Raoul'Roland Raymond Sarazln, Lyon, France; vested in the Alien Property (Justodianl Application August 24, 1942, Serial No. 455,908 In France May 6, 1942 y sclaima (CLM-574) o The present invention relates to vibration dampers ofthe centrifugal pendulum'type, these f apparatus essentially including pendularV masses eccentrically suspended to a rotating body'and adapted to start into oscillation under the effect of thevibration tov be damped, in phase opposition therewith. A

Thesel pendular masses must, in order to have the maximum eiliciency, vbe mounted in such manner as to be able to'oscillate with the minimum.v

of friction, For this purpose, I have already suggested to connect them with their rotating support Athrough rolling devices and preferably through the medium of rolling bodies bearing, on theone hand,` uponrunways carried by the rotating support, and, on the `other hand, upon runways carried by the pendular mass.V

According to some embodiments of this arrangement, which have already beenproposed by me, `these rolling bodies are in thevform of members, for instance of annular shape, including internal rolling surfaces, these' members being subjected to tensile'stresses under the 'effect of the' centrifugal force and of the tangential 'accelerations to which the masses are subjected.

Such members have the disadvantage of being deformable, due to their very shape, unless they are made very heavy, which however is undesirable lfor functional reasons. `Therefore',up to the'present time, it'had been preferred to make use of cylindrical rolling bodies havingexternal rolling surfaces. v

The chief object of the present inventionis to .provide an apparatus of the type above referred lto including, for the rolling suspension of the pendular masses thereof, rolling bodies having internal rolling surfaces, which is better adapted to meet the requirements of practice, this result A being obtained, in particular, due to the factthat therolling bodies are both lsuficiently rigid and of light construction. l

According to an essential feature of the present invention, the apparatus includes, for coni nection of the pendular mass with the rotating psupport of said mass, at least one rolling body provided with internal rolling surfaces adapted to coact with two convex runways, one of which is carried byl the pendular mass. and the other by the rotating support and these rolling bodies are provided with bracing means opposing deformation of said body under the effect of the-tensile stresses to which it is subjected in thecourse of vits operation.

According to a preferred embodiment of my invention, the bracing means consist of a web ex- I tion will -be hereinafter described withreference tending symmetrically inside a rolling member of I annular shape, the internal surface of said an-v nular member coacting-with runways provided on lugs extending on either. side `.of said web. Y Otherl features of the present invention will result-from the yfollowing detailedfdescription of `some specific vembodiments thereof.

A preferred embodiment ,ofl the vpresent invento the accompanying drawing given merely'byway of example and in which: l Y f Fig. -l is an end viewfof a torsionvibration Samper made according to the present vinvenion; I

Fig.`2 is apart view on an enlarged `scale ,corresponding to Fig. 1,; f

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on Fiat is a sectional viewA on the'ime-Iv--Iv of Fig. 3. K f

In the following description, it will be supposed 'that the inventionis applied to a torsion vibration damper -tol be mounted on a rotating shaft. This damper includes, in a known manner, two

,pendular masses I, connected through av bifllar suspension,l tota plate 2' carried by said shaft.

The particular lsuspension according to the present invention made lin the following man'-rv ner:

Mass I is provided with two convex runways, 3,

Y identical'to each other, preferably` of the form of portions of cylindrical surfaces of a radius equal to n, the runways being arranged in such manner that, when the pendular mass I is in position with respect ,to plate 2, the runways have their convexity turned away from the axis of l revolution of saidplate 2.

Plate 2 is provided with two'` convex runways l, located at the same distance from each other as runways v3, and which are given the form of portions of cylinders of a radius equal to rz, and

' have their convexity turned 'towardthe axis of Y ways 3 and 4, a rolling body 5 including twoinrevolution of plate 2. I

Runways 3 'and 4 are arranged insuch manner that each runway 3 is located opposite a runway 4 respectively.

I provide, around each set of cooperating runternalrolling surfaces 6 and 1,'preferably of cylindrical shape, and having respective radii equal to rs and r4. to coact with runways These rolling'surfaces are intended 3 arid 4.so as ton obtain the suspension with the desired 'pendular radius r.

Preferably r1 and rz'are chosen of the same the line (a) Either by at least one reinforcing part car ried by the rolling body and adapted to increase,

at least in certain zones, the moment of inertia of its section; s i y (b) Or, preferably, by a web `8,1for instance of solid structure, extending inside the annular member which constitutes the rolling body and perpendicular to the axis of said annular memn embodiment is that shown bythe draw- I nlthis' example, eachof the rollingsurfaces 6 referably constituted'by two portions tif; cac'iijcthcc, located on either' side the -wiipic of' the rollingY body being then. 'symmetricalffwithjrespectto the medium pl "nf'itslweb and having the shape of a disc ,:provi "facesl :A sfor the runways 3 and 4, they are also diffvided into'*two halveafin line'with each other andforming studs or lugs adapted .to engage s in said cylindrical holes respectively.

' Advantag'eousl these lugsi are carried. by

plates such as 9, I fixed respectively, for instance -by=ineansof bolts, on the'one hand vto plate 2 and on the other hand to mass l, in such manner'tliatfthetwov lugs corresponding to agiven runway are in line with each other and extend l'fftoward each other.- For .this purpose, it is advantageousto provide-between each of the plates 9, I0 andthe element l, or 2 which must support it, anengagement ensuringa correct'positioning u'fandl fixation of the-runways. l f

--It will be readily understood that once the yfdiiferent elements have been assembled together, the rolling'bodies 5y are mounted in housings closed laterally by plates 9 and I0 and that the pendular movementfan then take place, pro

2 vided of coursethat the desired plays have been provided between, on the one hand, the rolling vbody 5 and, 4on the otherhand,vmasses I and p18lte2.y f v l w Whatever be the particular embodiment that is chosen, :Iobtain a device the operation of which results sufciently clearly from the preceding def scription for making it unnecessary to enter into "-iurtheriexplanations.

This device has many advantages, the most importantof which are the following:

The rolling body cannot be deformed, owing to the provision of web 8 which stiiensiit;

The -stresses applied to thexrolling body by the runways are welldistributed, in a symmetri-` cal manner with respect to web 8; v y The zone of contact between the lugs 6, 1 and the rolling body 5 is of maximum length, since this length can be. equal to 4the total thickness of the apparatus, only decreased by the thickc ness ofrweb for instance two or three millimeters) and by that of plates!! 'and Il);v

` Finally, thecrolling bodies are perfectly mainl tained in transverseposition.` v

Oi course, the arrangement above described cti-win; a cylindrical hole 'cncacn cf'its L has no limitative character and, for instance, the rolling bodies, instead of being constituted by annular bodies of revolution, might be formed by annular portions connected by a web or again by non-circular annular members.

In a general manner, while I have disclosed, in the above description, what I deem to be practical and eilicient embodiments of the present invention, vit should bexwell understood that I do not wish to be limited thereto as there might be changes made in the arrangement, disposition andform of the parts without departing fromv the principle of the present invention as comprehended within the scope of the appended claims.

`What I claim is:

`1. A device for damping vibrations of a rotating part vwhich comprises, in combination, at

` rices paralleltothev rotation'axis of said part,

cylindrical runway means carried by saidipendu- .'-lar mass opposite said 4iirstvjmentioned runway means. having generatrices parallel tosaidaxis, a rolling "body of general annular. shape having van internal cylindrical wall in rolling contact with said first mentioned runway means'and an internal cylindrical wail ini'ciung contact with said second mentioned ,runway meansgandla bracing portion integral withV said member and transverse to the cylindrical'walls thereof, 'for resisting the stressesl tending to deform said membe'routwardly..` l

2. Ay device for damping,vibrationsY of a'rotat ing part which comprises, in combination, at least.onependular` mass, two suspensions for bilar ,pendular `mounting -of said mass onfsaid part, each suspension including twolateral lugs carried by said part and extending toward each other` parallelly to the rotation axis` of said part, the walls of saidv lugs Ithat`areturnfed' toward said Vaxis forming -cylindricalrunways having their generatrices parallel to `said axis, two

lateral lugs carried by said pendular massoppoeratrices parallel to said axis, a rolling body'of general annular shape havin-g` an internal cylindrical wall in rolling contact with said rst mentioned runwaysand an internal cylindrical wall in rolling contact with said second mentioned runways, and a bracing web integral ,with said member extending between' the firstl mentioned lugs and between the second mentioned lugs,

s transversely to isaid cylindricalwalls, for bracing said member against the stresses tending" to deform said member outwardly. f f s f 3.' A device for damping vibrations of a rotating part, which comprises, in combination, at

least one'pendular mass, two suspensions for biiilar pendular mounting of said mass-on said part. each suspension including tw'o'lateral lugs "carried by said partjand extending toward each tioned lugs that are Yturned away from said axis forming cylindrical rlmways having-their generatrices parallel to said axis, the two lugs of each of the two above mentioned pairs being'v lugs, transversely to said cylindrical walls, for

bracing said member against the stresses tending to deform said member outwardly.

4. A device for damping vibrations of a rotating part which comprises, in combination, at least one pendular mass, two suspensions for bilar pendular mounting of said means on said part, each suspension including two lateral lugs carried by said part and extending toward each other parallelly to the rotation axis of said part,

the walls of said lugs that are turned toward said axis forming cylindrical Yrunways of circular section having their generatrices parallel vto said axisftwo lateral lugs carried by said pendular mass opposite the two iirst mentioned lateral lugs andextending toward each other parallelly to the above mentioned'axis, the walls of said second mentioned lugs that are turned away from said axis forming cylindrical runways of circular section having their generatrices parallel to said axis, the two lugs of each of the two above mentioned pairs being symmetrical with respect to a plane perpendicular to said axis and common to both pairs, a rolling body of general annular shape having an internal cylindrical wall in rolling contact with said first mentioned runways and an internal cylindrical wall in rolling contact with said second mentioned'runwaysand a bracing web integral with said member extending along said plane of symmetry so as to'pass between the first mentioned lugs and between the second mentioned lugs, for bracingA said member against the stresses tending to deform it outwardly, said member being symmetrical with respect to its web. Y

5. A device for damping vibrations of a, rotating part which comprises, in combination, at leastgone pendular mass, two suspensions for bifllar pendular mounting of said member on said part, each suspension including two lateral lugs carried by said part and extending toward each other kparallelly to the rotation axis of said part, the walls of said lugs that'are turned toward said axis forming cylindrical'runways of circular section khaving their generatrices parallel to said.

axis, two lateral lugs carried by said pendular mass opposite the two iirst mentioned' lateral lugs and extending toward each other parallelly to the above mentioned axis, the walls of said second mentioned lugs that are turned away from said axis forming cylindrical runways of circular section and of the same radius having their generatrices parallel to said axis, the two lugs of each of Athe two above mentioned pairs being symmetrical with respect to a plane perpendicular tosaid axis and common to both pairs, a rolling body of circular annular shape having its inner circular cylindrical wall in rolling contact with the first mentioned runways and with the second mentioned runways; and a bracing web integral with said member extending along said plane of symmetry so as to pass between the rst mentioned lugs and between the second mentioned lugs, for bracing said member against the stresses tending to deform it outwardly, said annular member being symmetrical with respect to its web.

RAOUL ROLAND RAYMOND SARAZIII. 

